Study Groups

The opportunity to learn from leading experts in their fields, with the aims of teaching and reinforcing evidence based dentistry, stimulating critical discussions of literature and demonstrating clinical procedures. Avoid common pitfalls, practice ethically and increase your earning potential by booking a study club day (2 hours Verifiable CPD).

BASIL MIZRAHI – (7:00-9:00PM) TREATMENT PLANNING: The move from a single tooth to a comprehensive approach

£33.33

Title: Treatment Planning – The move from a single tooth to a comprehensive approach

At dental school the focus is on single tooth dentistry and as such treatment planning is not very comprehensive. As dentists progress in their practicing career the aim should be to offer patients a more comprehensive approach. Patients will benefit from improved results and dentists will be able improve the quality of their work by spending more time on less patients.

Aims and Objectives:

Illustrate the benefits of comprehensive treatment

Show delegates how to recognise the patient’s wider treatment needs and show how this in turn allows for improved treatment outcome.

Delivering Dentistry In The Future – Improving Your Practice and Preparing For Change

£66.66

Dental Compass proudly present the first Dental Business Day, with our special guest speakers delivering fascinating talks to help you improve your practice, increase your income and prepare you for the future of Dentistry in the U.K.

Dr Tariq Bashir graduated from the University of Glasgow Dental School in 2005 where he obtained many awards including the prestigious British Dental Association Student of the Year Award. He then went on to attain his MFDS from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow whilst completing various hospital training posts around Scotland. He joined the team at Visage in 2008 and since has pursued post graduate education at prestigious UK institutes. He has completed dental implantology training at Sheffield University and has gained a Post Graduate certificate from the University of Chester.

In his pursuit to continually elevate his skills further, he has as travelled extensively to learn the latest techniques and procedures from some of the most highly regarded dentists from around the world including Drs Newton Fahl, Didier Dietschi and John Kois.

Dr Bashir’s interest lie in minimally invasive restorative treatment especially including composite bonding, Invisalign clear braces and CEREC cadcam one appointment restorations. He travels regularly to the Kois Centre in the USA for further training in advanced restorative and aesthetic dentistry to be the best dentist he can be and give his patients the highest quality of dental care possible.

He is actively involved with the BACD (British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry) where he is a committee member and also the regional representative for Scotland.
Dr Bashir was a clinical teacher in the Department of Restorative dentistry at Glasgow Dental School for the 3 years. He feels his time teaching undergraduate dental students helped him make a small contribution to the training of the next generation of dentists and imparting some of the knowledge and techniques he has learnt over the last decade. He is now also involved with Precision Prep crown and veneer courses as a clinical instructor training dentists around the UK.

In 2015 he was awarded Best Young Dentist Finalist Scotland at the Dentistry Awards and following month he was chosen as ‘Most Invaluable Team Member’ at the Private Dentistry Awards in London-the same night Visage were honoured to be named as the Best Private Practice UK!

HATEM ALGRAFFE – (GLASGOW) PERIODONTICS: WHERE DO I START AND WHAT SHOULD I BE DOING?

£12.50

Dr Algraffee will be providing his third talk for dental compass in our new city of Glasgow! Dental professionals of all experience levels will be able to engage in an interactive study group with a world-renowned periodontal specialist.

Periodontics: Where do I Start and what should i be doing?

Aims:

• To discuss how to screen, assess and document patients with periodontal disease.

• To discuss detailed documentation and record keeping of patients with periodontal conditions.

• To discuss how to formulate a treatment plan based on findings.

Objectives:

• To be able to screen and assess patients presenting with periodontal disease.

• To be able to treatment plan periodontal cases based on history, investigations, diagnosis and long-term prognosis.

• To determine the prognosis of teeth and treatment plan two cases provided.

Dr Soni will be providing his first talk for dental compass regarding the complex discipline of Dental Implantology. Dentists of all experience levels will be able to engage in an interactive study group with a very highly respected clinician.

Aims:

Beginning the the implant journey.
To reinforce the basic foundations required for implant success.
Evaluating the basic requirements for success of simple cases and more advanced cases.

Objectives:

Understand that the underlying biology within the mouth cannot be altered. However, we can use the underlying biology to help produce the results we want.
Creating the most optimal environment to assist the body's ability to heal to the best of its ability.
Background To Lecturer:

Dr Mukesh Soni qualified from Manchester University in 1989. 22 years later he gained a Masters in Restorative & Aesthetic Dentistry at the same great institution. Soni has run several practices in the last 30 odd years and he now owns a private practice in Twickenham, Middlesex. Predominantly a general practitioner, Dr Soni concentrates 60% of his clinical time to dental implants and their restoration. He runs a course called Practical Implantology introducing dentists to safe, predictable and reproducible dental implant skill sets. He also mentors in dental implants and currently has 11 mentees on his books. Dr Soni is addicted to social media predominantly Facebook. However, on a serious note Dr Soni is passionate in sharing his successes and failures. Social media has allowed him to gain a loyal following, who follow many of his cases online all over the world. This has tremendously helped develop his teaching, lecturing and mentoring. It has created world-wide connections which would never have been available to him in the past.